SCRLC NEWS
October 16, 2020
|
|
DIRECTOR'S CUP
Cheery Friday Greetings,
A reminder to be sure to register for our virtual annual meeting—it is on Friday, October 30, 9-1. It has never been so easy to attend!
Our workshop facilitator is Dr. Kawanna Bright, Assistant Professor of Library Science at East Carolina University. This highly interactive program is entitled Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Audits: Implications and Applications for Library & Information Organizations. It is for everyone-- for all types of libraries, library systems, hospitals, historical societies, and museums. It will help you to move into action and create a plan! Teams from your organization are welcome and encouraged! It will help you:
- Understand what DEI audits are and how they apply to your organization.
- Determine which key aspects of DEI audits apply directly to your organization.
- Create an initial plan for assessing DEI in your organization.
SCRLC is completely subsidizing this program so that it is free to you. Due to the interactive nature of the workshop, though technically the deadline is October 28, it would be helpful to register by the end of the week to give Dr. Bright ample time to plan the breakout rooms. Click here to register.
Awards, Awards, Awards. There is a bit of time to nominate a colleague for the SCRLC Annual Awards, which will be presented at the business meeting—but do it by 4 p.m. today! The forms are here: (Word) (PDF).
Recently SCRLC canceled its book discussion for Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of our Discontent. While there had been interest expressed in it, our policy for all programs is to cancel if there are three or fewer registrants.
Indeed, our decision to cancel was based on low registration and not on the executive order issued from the White House at the end of September, prohibiting most diversity training in federal agencies, their contractors, sub-contractors, and grantees. If this remains in effect, the DEI grant application that SCRLC submitted to IMLS in October cannot be considered for funding.
Here is more information and responses to the executive order:
SCRLC remains committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion programming and work, and supports the dismantling of racist policies and systemic/structural racism that affect BIPOC communities. Black lives matter!
If the EO has impacted your organization in some way, would you let me know? Thank you!
Yours in partnership,
Mary-Carol Lindbloom
Executive Director
|
|
TAKE ACTION
Free Digital Black Lives Matter Learning Resource
Digital platform Exact Editions has launched a freely-available digital Black Lives Matter learning resource in collaboration with over 50 publishing partners.
|
|
MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations to the new Broome County Library Director, Josias Bartram.
|
|
SCRLC COMMUNITY: ZOOM MEETUPS
Next Director's Meetup: Tuesday, November 9, 4:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Passcode: SCRLC
Next All Member Meetup: Tuesday, November 3, 1:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Passcode: SCRLC
Next Resource Sharing Meetup: Tuesday, October 27, 1:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Passcode: SCRLC
Next Special Collections/Local History/Archivists Meetup: Wednesday, October 21, 2:00pm
Or call in: 1-646-876-9923
Passcode: SCRLC
Is your library open or closed- any changes?
Let us know if your library is open or closed in on this Google Sheet a nd check the status of other organizations .
|
|
UPCOMING WEBINARS
FROM SCRLC
October 30, 9:00am
Communications Workshops:
November 12, 10:00am
November 19, 10:00am
FROM SIBLING COUNCILS & OTHER PARTNERS
October 19, 1:00pm
October 20, 10:30am
October 20, 2:00pm
October 21, 2:00pm
October 21, 4:00pm
October 22, 10:00am
October 22, 3:30pm
October 23, 10:00am
October 26, 4:00pm
October 27, 9:00am
October 28, 10:00am
October 28, 2:00pm
October 28, 4:00pm
October 28, 4:30pm
October 29, 1:00pm
October 29, 2:00pm
October 30, 10:00am
October 30, 10:00am
November 2, Noon
November 9, 2:00pm
November 10, 1:00pm
November 11, 10:00am
November 11, 11:30am
November 11, 2:00pm
November 12, 2:00pm
November 17, 1:00pm
November 17, 1:00pm
November 17, 1:00pm
November 18, 2:00pm
November 24, 9:00am
November 20, 10:00am
December 2, 3:00pm
December 3, 2:00pm
December 7, 10:00am
|
|
|
|
Send a request to jphilippe@scrlc.org for access to online classes in design, business, technology, photography, entrepreneurship, film and writing through Skillshare.
|
|
|
|
In addition to the weekly Tech-Talk newsletter, SCRLC members have access to the Tech-Talk Database, which offers an up-to-date, searchable library of technology and communication articles and videos. Look for the login information at the top of your weekly Tech-Talk newsletter or email jphilippe@scrlc.org. |
A free instructional design training program available through WebJunction to enable library workers to transfer their in-person teaching skills to the online environment. The 7 modules include: Orientation, Foundation, Diversity, Community, Content Creation, Course Management, & Capstone. D4L was developed in partnership among the South Central Regional Library Council, Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, and the Empire State Library Network. It was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
|
|
Town of Clay - Autumn day, harvesting corn with horse team
|
|
|
|
Check out this new addition to NYHeritage!
It's a 50 year old directory of libraries and library staff in the South Central region, and despite being 150 pages long, this piece of library history only took 15 minutes to scan.
The speedy digitization wizardry was made possible by our new Zeutschel Zeta scanner, afforded to us by a 2019 grant from Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton.
If you have a lot of scanning to do, consider visiting our office and making use of this great new resource. A volunteer from a nearby historical society was recently able to scan over 1,000 legal-sized pages in about 5 hours! Contact Claire Lovell (clovell@scrlc.org) to arrange a COVID-safe visit.
|
|
Census 2020 Library Exhibit
Two Hundred Years on the Erie Canal
Recognizing Women's Right to Vote in New York State
|
|
Whether you are actively looking for a job or just want to be prepared in uncertain times, SCRLC is offering confidential and objective resume and cover letter review, as well as interview coaching. Let us know what would help you feel prepared. Fill in the form below and we will be in touch. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
